Introducing Microsoft Lync 2010

1. Introducing Microsoft Lync 2010 Connect and Collaborate

2. Introducing Microsoft Lync 2010 • Explore what’s new in Lync 2010: • A streamlined, unified client and user experience • Greater ease in managing contacts and initiating conversations • Flexible collaboration tools for scheduled or impromptu meetings • Additional Lync materials are available. • Session Objectives

3. Introducing Microsoft Lync 2010 • What Is Lync? • Lync integrates the best features of social networking to help get your work done… • Sending and receiving instant messages • Making audio or video calls by using your computer • Participating in interactive online meetings • Lync is a good fit for us because… • <Insert customer messaging about “why Lync” using these bullets.>

4. What’s New in Microsoft Lync 2010 • Feature availability depends on the Lync deployment specifications your organization uses. • Key Features

5. Introducing Microsoft Lync 2010 • Getting Started with Lync 2010 • What you need to do to get started: • Install the Lync client. • Install Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee. • Timeline and events • Supplemental training

6. User Interface

7. Microsoft Lync 2010 User Interface • Your presence status lets your contacts know when and how best to reach you. • Specify your location. • Presence and Location

8. Microsoft Lync 2010 User Interface • View contacts by group, status, or relationship. • Add contacts to Frequent Contacts by right-clicking the contact’s name and then clicking Pin to Frequent Contacts. • Managing Contacts

9. Microsoft Lync 2010 User Interface • See your contacts’ pictures for quick identification. • Pause on picture to see contact card. • Search for contacts. • Managing Contacts

10. Microsoft Lync 2010 User Interface • Communicate your personal status with a note. • View updates from your colleagues on the Activity Feeds list. • Activity Feed

11. Collaboration

12. Microsoft Lync 2010 Conversation Environment • Initiate an instant messaging conversation: • With a contact • With a group • Starting a Conversation

13. Microsoft Lync 2010 Conversation Environment • Add participants. • Add audio and video. • Managing the Conversation

14. Microsoft Lync 2010 Conversation Environment • A single click is all it takes to share your desktop or a program, upload a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, open a whiteboard, create a poll, or transfer a file in real time. • Sharing from a Conversation

15. Demo Collaborate with a Contact

16. Audio

17. Microsoft Lync 2010 Audio • Dial by name from the Contacts list, or use the dial pad in the Phone view to easily make voice calls. • Make a Call

18. Microsoft Lync 2010 Audio • Forward calls to another number or delegate. • The Phone view lists voice-mail messages. • When You’re Away

19. Microsoft Office Integration

20. Microsoft Office Integration • Presence linked to Outlook Calendar availability • Conversation History • Voice-mail transcripts • Outlook Inbox and Calendar

21. Microsoft Office Integration • Common features across Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint ease collaboration with contacts. • Lync 2010 Provides a Consistent Experience Across Office Presence in Microsoft Backstage view (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Presence on a SharePoint site

22. Poll When you collaborate, which is most common? I schedule a face-to-face meeting. I schedule a conference call. I schedule a conference or online meeting. I share my desktop when necessary. Other

23. Online Meetings

24. Microsoft Lync 2010 Online Meetings • Use Lync to create online meetings requests in Outlook by using familiar scheduling tools. • Schedule a new online meeting, or convert an existing appointment to a Lync meeting. • Scheduling from Outlook

25. demo Schedule an Online Meeting

26. Microsoft Lync 2010 Online Meetings • How to join: • From an Outlook Reminder • From the Join online meeting link • Join audio • Join an Online Meeting

27. Microsoft Lync 2010 Online Meetings • Contacts that aren’t in your organization or don’t have Lync can still join your meeting. • Microsoft Lync Web App requires Microsoft Silverlight and a phone for audio. • Lync Web App

28. Microsoft Lync 2010 Online Meetings • The sharing environment • The Share menu lists sharing options. • The stage appears after sharing has begun. • The Online Meeting Environment

29. Microsoft Lync 2010 Online Meetings • Add attachments to a conversation or meeting. • Take notes using Microsoft OneNote. • Add Attachments or Take Notes

30. Microsoft Lync 2010 Online Meetings • Lync recordings capture audio, video, instant messaging, program sharing, PowerPoint presentations, whiteboards, and polling portions of the session. • Share recording playback, and experience the Lync conversation or meeting the way it happened. • Record a Meeting

31. Considerations

32. Microsoft Lync 2010 Considerations • Adjust personal options, including personal photo, phone numbers, alerts, devices, and call forwarding. • Lync 2010 Options

33. Microsoft Lync 2010 Considerations • Installation and identification of audio and video devices is easier than ever. Easily switch devices, even when you’re on a call. • Configure Audio and Video Devices

34. Resources

35. Microsoft Lync 2010 Resources • Lync resources • <http://lync> • Lync Help and How-to • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicator-help/ • Learn More

36. Microsoft Lync 2010 Download Handouts • Open the Office Live Meeting Handouts pane, and select the resources you want to save locally. • Lync 2010 Resources for Download

37. Microsoft Lync 2010 Download Handouts • Open the Lync Attachments pane, and select the resources you want to save locally. • Lync 2010 Resources for Download

38. Q&A

39. Training Evaluation